In Mice, a Common Antioxidant Boosts Biliary Atresia Survival
Research By Jorge Bezerra, MD
Post Date: August 12, 2019 | Publish Date: June 19, 2019
After identifying a 14-gene “signature” that predicts two year, transplant-free survival in children with biliary atresia, scientists here found that the antioxidant N-acetyl-cysteine (NAC) reduced liver injury and fibrosis and increased survival times.
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Publication Information
| Original title: | Gene Expression Signatures Associated With Survival Times of Pediatric Patients With Biliary Atresia Identify Potential Therapeutic Agents |
| Published in: | Gastroenterology |
| Publish date: | June 19, 2019 |
Research By
Jorge Bezerra, MD
Director, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
